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Increments of Neighborhood by Brian O’Looney

Increments of Neighborhood by Brian O’Looney

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021Author RandyPosted in BlogLeave a Reply

Neighborhood and building typology are a scale higher than we deal with here. So I’ve been having a great time reading Increments of Neighborhood by Brian O’Looney, recently released by Oro Editions. I’ll have a full review on the website soon, but this is a great book for those interested in urban typologies – both…

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Observed: dumpster planter

Observed: dumpster planter

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021Author RandyPosted in Blog

To match the adaptive reuse aesthetic at Industry City in Brooklyn, they have deployed street-level planter dumpsters which have been painted various shades of pink, yellow, and red.

A layered history: interview with Mari Kroin

A layered history: interview with Mari Kroin

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Author RandyPosted in Interviews

Wet Paint: a layered history is the work of Mari Kroin; uncovering history through exploring the layers paint on NYC Subway columns.

Feminist Architecture: a new way with Grace Thomas

Feminist Architecture: a new way with Grace Thomas

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021Author RandyPosted in Interviews

Hello, my name is Grace Thomas and I am a third-year undergraduate architecture student in the UK. I fell in love with architecture after walking around the Sagrada Familia by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. I was inspired by how much detail and meaning building parts could have and the effect a building has on people’s…

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Observed: Outdoor dining yurt village in Williamsburg

Observed: Outdoor dining yurt village in Williamsburg

Posted on January 2, 2021January 4, 2021Author RandyPosted in Blog

We were out and about Brooklyn yesterday and we encountered one of American Express and Resy’s 13 Yurt Villages across the US, designed to support safe outdoor dining during COVID-19: The Yurt Villages are a new covered, heated outdoor experience available exclusively for American Express Card Members. The collection of custom-designed tents will serve as…

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Crisis 2020

Crisis 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021Author RandyPosted in Blog

How do we handle worldwide crisis and the multiple demands needed for family, career, and research?

Observed: snow covered Standard Collection Box Receptacle

Observed: snow covered Standard Collection Box Receptacle

Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020Author RandyPosted in Blog

L. buxus blavus – Standard Collection Box Receptacle (Blue Box) – in the snow in Long Island City.

Vibrant communities, at a small scale – an interview with Jessica Mathews

Vibrant communities, at a small scale – an interview with Jessica Mathews

Posted on September 1, 2020Author RandyPosted in Interviews

Vibrant communities need small moments of beauty, and our finite public space should be equitably distributed for all residents – come and listen to Jessica Mathews of EpicSmall.

Desert quarantine: Mary and Davit rethink the village

Desert quarantine: Mary and Davit rethink the village

Posted on August 26, 2020August 25, 2020Author RandyPosted in Interviews

Time alone gave Mary and Davit Jilavyan space to rethink that makes a village important to them: color, joy, and randomness.

Carshare Parking Observed

Carshare Parking Observed

Posted on August 23, 2020August 24, 2020Author RandyPosted in Blog

Carshare Parking observed

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